Tech

SpaceX raises $25 billion in debt sale less than two weeks after IPO

SpaceX raised $25 billion in a debt sale, after seeing nearly $90 billion worth of orders, sources say.

Meta is building a prediction markets app. These stocks fell in response

The report said that CEO Mark Zuckerberg directed staff to develop a prediction markets platform, internally known as "Arena."

A scientist says he can scan prisoners’ brains for signs of evil. Did his disputed science put a man on death row?

Kent Kiehl convinced the US legal system he can find violence in prisoners’ brains. His theories have been since used by defense lawyers – with grave consequences for prisoners

You’re only supposed to blow the bloody hooves off: AI Michael Caine narrates Odyssey audiobook

AI company ElevenLabs unveils its officially licensed replica of the iconic actor’s voice in a retelling of Homer’s epic poem, while director who previously recorded the star recalls real-life experience

A Super El Niño Threatens Disaster. Trump is Handling it Recklessly

The administration interrupted data streams that are key to forecasting. These systems should not be vulnerable to political whims

SpaceX Just Needs the Money

What this year of humongous IPOs says about the tech industry

Rory Kennedy revisits Boeing in new film sparked by whistleblower’s death: ‘We’ve got to stay at this’

Film-maker talks about her documentary on John Barnett, the Boeing whistleblower who killed himself in 2024

In Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg wants us to trust the aliens

Steven Spielberg has long been fascinated by extraterrestrial life. In the veteran director’s vivid and idealistic imagination, aliens typically arrive not as hostile invaders, but as benevolent, inquisitive visitors — with scant exceptions.

SpaceX closes nearly 1% higher, snapping three-day losing streak

Gains have been pared back at the space and AI company following an initial surge off of its record-breaking IPO.

Awake Awake by Fiona Mozley review

From the Booker-shortlisted author, a tantalisingly unreliable account of childhood, history and mental uncertainty

Self-doubt, burnout … and Taylor Swift: why Toy Story 5 is the ultimate millennial girl movie

Nostalgia hits hard for anyone who has grown up with the franchise. But little could prepare me for the emotional punch of this latest film – and the very specific vulnerabilities it taps

‘Navigating the unknown together’: me and my idiot AI boyfriend

I believe that chatbots have no place in a decent society, and am repelled by the topic of AI in general. But could I be seduced?